Did Paul Ryan Really Max Out Filling His Tank? | Care2 Causes

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan has a serious problem. He just can’t manage to buy a tank of gas. Ryan, illustrating the skyrocketing price of gas, claims he had to bust out two credit cards just to fill his tank up while on a recent trip in Wisconsin with his family. “I cant even fill up my truck any more because of gas prices…You have to put a new credit card in the system if you actually want to top it off. But was Ryan exaggerating? Let’s do some simple math to see. According to gas trackers in Wisconsin , a gallon of gas runs $3.72 on the low end to $4.19 on the high, and the average gallon in the state as a whole is $3.83. Many pickup trucks, minivans and SUV’s tend to have around 20 gallon gas tanks. Assuming Ryan, a noted fiscal conservative, waited it out at least long enough to not have to buy at the most expensive station in the state, but did take so long that he dr...